cerne

noun

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The verdict

“cerne” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #22,249. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,249
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - parte central do tronco das árvores, que tem funções estruturais

Corpus desk

Index PT-cerne · cerne · Portuguese

cerne · rank #22,249 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,249
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cerro

Nearest frequency peer: cerro (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “cerne”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “cerne” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cerne vs core
60% similar
cerne vs cone
60% similar
cerne vs certo
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cerne
PropertyValue
Headwordcerne
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,249
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cerne”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).cernecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cerro” (#22,250), “caxemira” (#22,247), “cautelar” (#22,246). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cerne” fica em #22,249. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around cerne, anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,249 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for cerne, with forms such as "ccerne", "cenre", and "ceren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "core", "cone", "certo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is cerne, spelled C-E-R-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte central do tronco das árvores, que tem funções estruturais
  2. 2
    o ponto mais importante; o âmago; o íntimo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cerne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A desigual distribuição dos recursos é o cerne da questão da pobreza.

Synonyms

busílis

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccerne
  • cenre
  • ceren
  • cernne
  • cerrne
  • crene
  • ecrne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cerne - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccerne1cenre2ceren2cernne1cerrne1crene2ecrne2
Edit distance from "cerne"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cerne"?
"cerne" is spelled C-E-R-N-E.
What does "cerne" mean?
As a noun, "cerne" means: parte central do tronco das árvores, que tem funções estruturais
What words are commonly confused with "cerne"?
"cerne" is commonly confused with "core", "cone", "certo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "cerne" come from?
"cerne" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cerne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cerro#22,250forro#22,330sense#22,155gueto#22,345

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

effect7 variantsfeitio7 variantsmanso7 variantslicor7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list